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Monday, May 22, 2017

This Date in Weather History for May 22,2017 from weatherforyou.com

Weather HistoryFor Monday,May 22,2017

1876 - Denver CO was drenched with 6.53 inches of rain in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

1911
- The temperature at Lewiston ME soared to 101 degrees. It was the
hottest temperature ever recorded in New England during the month of
May. (David Ludlum)

1987
- A powerful tornado virtually wiped the small southwest Texas
community of Saragosa off the map. The twister destroyed eighty- five
percent of the structures in the town killing thirty persons and
injuring 121 others in the town of population 183. The tornado hurled
trucks and autos through adobe and wood- frame homes, with some vehicles
blown 500 feet. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Central Gulf Coast
States. Tennis ball size hail was reported at Ripley MS. Showers and
thunderstorms in southern Missouri produced 3.20 inches of rain at
Springfield to easily surpass their rainfall record for the date. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989
- Unseasonably hot weather continued in southern Texas and parts of the
southwestern U.S. Seven cities reported record high temperatures for
the date, including El Paso TX with a reading of 100 degrees. Presidio
TX was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 111 degrees. (The
National Weather Summary)

1990
- Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold
front in the north central U.S. produced severe weather from
northwestern Kansas to central Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
There were twenty-nine reports of damaging winds, or dime to golf ball
size hail. Strong thunderstorm winds gusted to 69 mph at Alexandria, MN.
Showers and thunderstorms over eastern North Carolina soaked Wilmington
with 2.91 inches of rain, which established a record for the date. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)